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Lines of Thought: Branching Diagrams and the Medieval Mind, Even-Ezra, Ayelet, G
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
022674308X
ISBN-13
9780226743080
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038648764
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Lines of Thought : Branching Diagrams and the Medieval Mind
Publication Year
2021
Subject
Communication Studies, History / Medieval, History, Europe / Medieval
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Language Arts & Disciplines, Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
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0.1 in
Item Weight
35.1 Oz
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0 in
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0 in
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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2020-045478
Reviews
Although focused entirely on horizontal tree diagrams, Lines of Thought feels expansive. This is, in part, due to its subject matter: HTs were nearly ubiquitous; their investigation is, perforce, equally wide ranging. Yet [the book's] breadth is also a function of Even-Ezra's desire to understand the perceived efficacy of HTs in their own time as well as their potential efficacy in ours, today. To this end, she weaves the work of modern linguists, cognitive scientists, and psychologists into historical analysis. She also incorporates her own insights. While researching the book, Even-Ezra trained herself in HT writing. She credits the device with increasing the 'clarity' and 'economy' of her language, which is, to be sure, notably lucid., This book deserves the adjective 'delightful,' for it doesn't only engage with the lines that connect letters, syllables, words, and entire arguments in a way that no one has done before, but also plays with the possibilities of presentation that such lines offer. Even-Ezra is convinced that the ubiquitous use of lines to connect thoughts and arguments documents a medieval mindset or habitus , into which she now also wishes to lure her readers. For this reason, her handsome book with its high-quality paper and careful layout has large margins, like many medieval manuscripts, for herself and for us, her readers, to insert our own HT-diagrams for a better comprehension of her argument., Offers a rich, transdisciplinary study, both broad and precise, qualitative and quantitative, of [horizontal tree] diagrams. . . . This book will be of great value to any medieval historian interested in the history of ideas and cultural practices, and will undoubtedly constitute a reference work in this field, while at the same time opening up new avenues for research., [Even-Ezra] parses the parsing of long-gone readers with depth and relish, emerging from the thicket with a judicious and companionable discussion of HTs and their ramifications (pun essential) for our understanding of how reading, thinking, pen work, and the book medium may be inextricably entwined . . . . From cover to close, the argument of the book is fused with its design. Should an engaged reader annotate their copy with words, lines, or schemata, they would actively extend the lively subject of this welcome work., This handsome, well-informed study of a seemingly esoteric subject, horizontal tree diagrams that populate the margins of medieval manuscripts and sometimes whole folios, should prove illuminating to all medievalists, as it offers insight not only into the conceptual processes of the age, but also into medieval readers' engagement with texts. . . . The erudite subject matter is conveyed in a clear and lively style sprinkled with personal remarks, and illustrated with numerous reproductions of HTs in both Latin and translated, plus beautiful manuscript photos in black and white and color. . . . Recommended., Even-Ezra roots the history of ideas in her probing analysis of habits of reading materialized in the horizontal tree diagrams that fill the margins of medieval university manuscripts. Lines of Thought places the relationship between spatialized patterns of visualization and scholastic thought, famously formulated by Erwin Panofsky, on an entirely new footing. Applying concepts from linguistics and cognitive science within a framework inspired by Extended Mind Theory, the author reconstructs coordinated habits of hand and mind that remain as critical today in literary criticism, cognitive studies, and computational linguistics as they were to medieval theology, philosophy, literature, logic, law, and medicine. A brilliant and utterly original book., A thoughtprovoking and stimulating book to read and an elegant publication to explore. . . . [the] monograph succeeds in raising awareness and stimulating interest in the understudied topic of the use of branching diagrams on scholastic texts., A thought-provoking and stimulating book to read and an elegant publication to explore. . . . [the] monograph succeeds in raising awareness and stimulating interest in the understudied topic of the use of branching diagrams on scholastic texts., [ Lines of Thought ] is a triumph of the printer's art and typography. . . There can be no doubt that Ayelet Even-Ezra has made an important contribution to our understanding of medieval scholasticism and academic culture in this thought-provoking volume, which will spur discussion and further studies., Lines of Thought demonstrates that horizontal tree diagrams should not be dismissed as inconsequential squiggles . . . Rather, according to Even-Ezra's beautifully produced study, they are a vital means whereby medieval scholars visually comprehended their learning., A provocative account of the medieval use of branching, dichotomous diagrams with important implications for our understanding of the medieval mind and its processes of cognition. . . . The book is intricately crafted and delightfully illustrated throughout with Even-Ezra's own branching diagrams, demonstrating their power, versatility, and appeal to the modern as much as medieval mind., Remember the story of Thamus, that sceptical Egyptian god who predicted that young minds would be ruined by writing? The branching diagram, in Even-Ezra's account, represents one good outcome of the invention of writing. These diagrams could facilitate deeper reflection, especially of an abstract kind, during sessions of intensive reading. They could also be aids to memory, rather than its substitutes, because they repackaged information in formal patterns that could stick in the mind. Medieval note-takers filled the margins of medieval books with these diagrams, and many are evidence of careful attention and a desire to crystalize new knowledge. Even-Ezra describes how the rise of these diagrams--a new kind of writing technology--reshaped cognition., Even-Ezra's study is an excitingly original contribution to the histories of cognitive psychology and information design that explores the question of how people were thinking, not just what they thought. Focusing on the logical horizontal tree diagrams that are ubiquitous in the margins of European medieval university manuscripts and early printed books, she demonstrates with much detailed evidence how these diagrams--too often dismissed by historians as mere 'doodling' by bored beginners--functioned as a primary means for medieval scholars to visually comprehend their learning. A compelling example of the Extended Mind Theory now prominent in modern neuropsychology, this book will be of interest not only to medieval historians, art historians, and scholars of the book, but to anyone with an interest in information design and associative learning practices.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
091
Table Of Content
Introduction Part I 1 The Form: Chronological, Linguistic, and Cognitive Perspectives 1.1 Form: A Chronological Perspective 1.2 Form: A Linguistic Perspective 1.3 Form: A Cognitive Perspective 2 The Habit: On What, Where, Who, When, and How Often 2.1 Diagramming as a Form of Marginal Annotation 2.2 Parasitic, Embedded, and Tapestry Forms 2.3 Beyond the Classroom: French and Hebrew 2.4 Conclusion Part II 3 Structures of Concepts: Distinctions 3.1 Natural Philosophy, Metaphysics, Ethics 3.2 Biblical Distinctions 3.3 Canon and Civil Law 3.4 Medicine 3.5 Conclusion 4 Structures of Language 4.1 Verse and Rhyme 4.2 Letter Writing ( Ars Dictaminis ) 4.3 Grammar 5 Structure of Texts 5.1 Orientation and Composition: Theological Questions 5.2 Analysis: Argument 5.3 Analysis: Biblical Narrative 5.4 What HT Diagramming Tells Us about the Scholastic Perception of Texts: Authors as Architects, Texts as Wisely Made Constructions 5.5 Coda: Back to the Future--Parallels to the Divisio Textus in Twentieth-Century Narrative Analyses Appendix: Latin and English Surface Text of the Book of Job Parsed and Numbered (Translation Follows the English Standard Versio n) Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
We think with objects--we conduct our lives surrounded by external devices that help us recall information, calculate, plan, design, make decisions, articulate ideas, and organize the chaos that fills our heads. Medieval scholars learned to think with their pages in a peculiar way: drawing hundreds of tree diagrams. Lines of Thought is the first book to investigate this prevalent but poorly studied notational habit, analyzing the practice from linguistic and cognitive perspectives and studying its application across theology, philosophy, law, and medicine. These diagrams not only allow a glimpse into the thinking practices of the past but also constitute a chapter in the history of how people learned to rely on external devices--from stone to parchment to slide rules to smart phones--for recording, storing, and processing information. Beautifully illustrated throughout with previously unstudied and unedited diagrams, Lines of Thought is a historical overview of an important cognitive habit, providing a new window into the world of medieval scholars and their patterns of thinking., We think with objects--we conduct our lives surrounded by external devices that help us recall information, calculate, plan, design, make decisions, articulate ideas, and organize the chaos that fills our heads. Medieval scholars learned to think with their pages in a peculiar way: drawing hundreds of tree diagrams. Lines of Thought is the first book to investigate this prevalent but poorly studied notational habit, analyzing the practice from linguistic and cognitive perspectives and studying its application across theology, philosophy, law, and medicine. These diagrams not only allow a glimpse into the thinking practices of the past but also constitute a chapter in the history of how people learned to rely on external devices--from stone to parchment to slide rules to smartphones--for recording, storing, and processing information. Beautifully illustrated throughout with previously unstudied and unedited diagrams, Lines of Thought is a historical overview of an important cognitive habit, providing a new window into the world of medieval scholars and their patterns of thinking.
LC Classification Number
Z105.E94 2021
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